Additional Info
Below are links with information for further research and exploration:
Studies/Interviews:
- Executive Summary from United Way’s Community Assessment in 2006 (PDF)
- Think Big Topeka’s Interview with Downtown Business Owners (PDF)
What other cities are doing/have done:
- Downtown Memphis
- Downtown Saint Louis
- The City that Keeps Investing in Itself, 2011 Person of the Year: The Citizens of Oklahoma City, Southern Business & Development
- Shape a downtown of our dreams, June 16, Kansas.com
- Boise Architecture Project
- Don Walton: Lincoln is a new city, May 17, JournalStar.com
Previous efforts:
- Downtown Planning documents from 2000 (City of Topeka)
- Downtown Topeka Inc. backs big plans for business district (CJOnline.com, 6/2/1998)
Professional resources:
- Placemaking and Economic Development (National Association of Realtors)
- The American Institute of Architects’ 10 Principles for Livable Communities (pulled from http://bit.ly/bvpOiW) (PDF)
- Presentations & Downloads from the International Economic Development Council’s How You Build It Conference, June 6-8, 2010
- The Walkable and Livable Communities Institute Inc.’s Link Page
- Project for Public Spaces
Downtown Topeka, Inc. Newsletters:
- In case you didn’t know, September 9
- Bikers, Pirates & you!, September 2
- Avast there, ye scurvy dogs!, August 27
- That’s a big ol’ Crane!, August 19
- More New Stuff, August 12
- Top City Thursdays SERIOUSLY Rock!, August 5
- Yeah, we’re completely cool, July 29
- It’s NEVER Too Hot to Shop!, July 22
- Wow! What a Ride!, July 14
- Because DOWNTOWN ROCKS!, July 8
- 4th of July, July 1
- New and Improved, June 24
- Lots of Things!, June 17
- Open for Business, June 10
- What do you think?, June 3
- The best…AGAIN!, May 27
- What happens Downtown, May 19



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